HTML & CSS · Responsive Design · Lesson 20 of 25
Responsive Images
Concept
Responsive Images
max-width: 100% keeps images from overflowing their container on any screen size.
display: block also removes the small default gap that appears under inline images, which otherwise shows up as unexplained extra space beneath a picture.
- Explain the core idea behind Responsive Images.
- Predict output before running a change.
- Test one realistic and one unusual input.
- Use the result to make the next decision.
- 1. Read one concept.
- 2. Change the example.
- 3. Run, compare, and explain.
- 4. Complete the challenge below.
Self-check before continuing
Without looking at the example, describe what changes when you modify one input in Responsive Images. Then reopen the editor and prove your explanation with a small test.
You are ready to continue when you can predict, test, and explain the result.
Your turn
Make an image responsive so it never overflows its parent container.
Ask about this lesson or your next move. The guide explains the path without taking the work away from you.
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Mark this lesson complete when you have finished the exercise.
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